Roadrunners rally past Tritons in 10‑8 victory
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — Cal State Bakersfield scored six runs in the final two innings to defeat UC San Diego 10-8 on Saturday at Hardt Field in a Big West matchup. The Roadrunners improved to 21-28, while the Tritons fell to 21-25.
UC San Diego built an 8-0 lead in the fourth inning on Ryson Ujimori’s RBI triple. Addison Klepsch drove in four runs with a double and a triple, finishing 3 for 5. The Tritons had seven hits and three sacrifice bunts.
Cal State Bakersfield answered with 11 hits. Jacob May hit a three-run homer in the fifth and Devon Wilkes added a three-run homer in the ninth. Yahir Acevedo collected three hits and a RBI. Kanoa Morisaki doubled in two runs in the eighth.
Niccolas Gregson started for UC San Diego, allowing four earned runs in 4.1 innings with six strikeouts. Ethan Minaker went 5.1 innings for Cal State Bakersfield, giving up three earned runs and striking out six. Jake Villar took the loss.